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Additionally, it aimed to explore the association between sociodemographic and professional variables and the prevalence of workplace violence.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A three\u2010section questionnaire was designed to evaluate workplace violence prevalence and underwent face and content validation processes. A non\u2010probabilistic sample was gathered by administering an online questionnaire to members of dental hygiene professional associations affiliated with the European Dental Hygiene Federation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Face validity obtained positive feedback, and the content validity index was 0.98. A total of 215 individuals from 13 European countries participated in the study. Workplace violence was reported by 80% of respondents, with 23.7% reporting physical violence, 72.1% reporting verbal violence, and 45.6% reporting sexual harassment at least once in their careers. Statistically significant associations were observed between educational level and verbal violence (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.036), country of practice and verbal violence (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.017), years of practice and overall workplace violence (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.030), type of practice and verbal violence (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.023), and working conditions and sexual harassment (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.030). Sociodemographic and professional variables did not demonstrate significant differences in workplace violence prevalence across different countries.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The questionnaire serves as a preliminary assessment tool, but additional psychometric properties should be evaluated. Verbal violence was the most prevalent type, followed by sexual harassment and physical violence. 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